Fallout From Arian Foster’s Latest Injury

Fallout From Arian Foster’s Latest Injury

We’re still almost a month away from the first game of the NFL season, but yesterday marked the first day of fully padded training camp practice for teams. These are typically low intensity affairs, however, seemingly every year we see a key player suffer a devastating injury before Week 1.

Foster is an elite back who has struggled to stay healthy over his career. Last season the 28-year old tallied 1,246 rushing yards, 327 receiving yards and 13 total touchdowns despite missing three games due to injury. In his six-year NFL career, Foster has played just 72 of 96 possible games.

It’s interesting to note that Foster (+600) was listed as the co-favorite to lead the league in rushing yards, but we wanted to know what type of impact this injury would have on the Texans. Assuming Foster’s groin injury does require surgery, it seems safe to assume that the star running back will miss a large chunk of the season, including the team’s Week 1 matchup with the Chiefs.

Immediately after news of Foster’s injury was announced, the Texans dropped from -1.5 to -1 while the over/under dropped from 42 to 41. The line movement on the total is particularly noteworthy since 41 is the third most common scoring output in our database.

The aftermath of Foster’s loss was not only felt by Week 1 bettors, but also across the futures market. Using archived futures from BetOnline, you can see the full impact of Foster’s latest injury.

Odds of winning AFC South: Dropped from +375 to +400

Odds of making playoffs: Unchanged at +160

Odds of winning Super Bowl: Unchanged at +5000

Odds of recording the most rushing yards: +600 to +1200

Over at BetLabsSports we have been posting previews for each conference, including the Houston Texans and the AFC South. As part of this analysis, we found that the Texans win total remained unchanged at 8.5, however, the juice on the over dropped from -135 to -120 at 5Dimes.

These numbers are always subject to change, so we recommend that bettors track the latest futures, odds and betting trends by visiting our free NFL odds page.

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David Solar is the Content Manager for Sports Insights and can be reached directly at David@sportsinsights.com.